X:1
T:Galloway Tom [2] or the Boughleen Bue
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:O'Farrell - Pocket Companion, vol. 1 (c. 1805)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:D
AB | ded fdd | edd fdB | ded fdd | edB B2A |
ded fdd | edd fdB | dfd (e/f/g)e |fdB B2 :|
|: d | AFA A2B | AGF A2B | AFA Dfe | fdB B2d |
AGF A2B | AFA A2g | fed gbg | fdB B2 :|
|: A | def a2f | (a/b/a)f a2f | def abg | fdB B2A |
def a3 | baf a2g | fdd gfe | fdB B2 :|
|: d | AFF dFF | AFA A2B | AFF dfe | fdB B2d |
AFF dFF | AFF A2g | fed gbg | fdB B2 :|
|: A | def aff | aff a2f | def (a/b/a)g | fdB B2A |
def aff | gff a2g | fdd gfe | fdB B2 :|
|: d | AFF DFF | DFF A2B | AFF Dfe | fdB B2d |
AFF DFF | dFF AFA | BAB dfe | fdB B2 :||
GALLOWAY TOM [2]. AKA and see "Buachaillín Buí (An), Little Yellow Boy (The), "Come in the Evening," "Galway Tom," "Goats' Horn (The)," "Goat's Horns (The)," "Kelso Races (The)," "Lark in the Morning," "Spotted Cow (The)," "Thrush's Nest (The)," "Welcome (The)," "Western Lilt (A)." Irish, Jig (6/8 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCCDDEEFF. Francis O'Neill printed a version as "Yellow Little Boy (The)" AKA "Buachaillín Buí (An)." See also collector George Petrie's "Buachaillín Buídhe."
Additional notes
Printed sources : - Kennedy (Jigs & Quicksteps, Trips & Humours), 1997; No. 48, p. 13. O'Farrell (Pocket Companion), c. 1805; pp. 4-5. O'Farrell (Pocket Companion, vol. III), c. 1808; p. 26.
See also listing at :
Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [1]
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